Occupy Wall Street receives $435,000 in donations

Activists also are working with legal experts to identify alternate sites where the risk of getting kicked out would be relatively low. Last week, the company that owns Zuccotti Park threatened to bar campers from the property, but quickly backed off.

Daniel Levine, 26, a musician from Brooklyn, agreed the movement “needs to winterize.” He said the fund could be used to help buy frost-proof clothing and other equipment to keep protesters warm.

“I’m flabbergasted there’s this much money, but in a way, I’m not surprised, considering the sentiments that we all share now — of being disenfranchised,” said Levine.

Prince also hopes the movement’s money could be used for financial training in what he calls “the model for change” — defined in myriad ways by protesters, but one “that doesn’t look like the Wall Street model.”

Protester Megan Blackburn, of Brooklyn, had more immediate ideas for the money as she cleaned the park pavement with a broom and dustpan Tuesday.

She hoped the fund will buy her “a new broom that really sweeps.” When asked if she might buy one herself, she said, “Are you kidding? These things are expensive in Manhattan!”